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R&D User Interface Software Developer

Job Description:
Research and development of user interface software for interactive data analysis and decision support for applications including visualization of large data sets.
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Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Design, develop, configure, test, and integrate software to meet user interface requirements of sponsored research projects. (70%)Communicate with project team members, supervisors and sponsors for timely implementation of project requirements. (15%)Prepare technical documentation and technical presentations. (15%)Other related functions as assigned.
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Job Details:

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer/software engineering, computer science, or other applied sciences. Ability and desire to perform User Experience (UX) design. Ability and desire to develop decision support user interfaces from the ground up. Familiarity with developing web application user interfaces. Ability to work independently with sensitive and confidential information, maintain a professional demeanor, and effectively communicate with diverse groups. U.S. Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.

Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience developing software in Python and JavaScript. Experience developing user interfaces with web application development and frameworks (Python/Django) and client side technologies (including JavaScript, jQuery, Knockout, Bootstrap, d3, etc.). Demonstrated experience in data visualization. Experience presenting the results of data analysis to technical and non-technical audiences in a variety of graphical formats (time series, entity-relation networks, animations, etc.). Experience designing, developing, debugging, and deploying interactive web-based user interfaces. Strong technical writing skills. Demonstrated experience applying software engineering principles of encapsulation, modularity, maintainability, testability, usability, etc. in software design and development. Experience with common data mining and data exploration tools, methods, and infrastructure (Hadoop, HBase, R, Spark, Solr, Elastic Search, etc.). Cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Salary Range
$69,500-$80,000+/negotiable depending on qualifications.

Working Conditions
May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Use of manual dexterity.   Some weekend, evening and holiday work. Frequent use of manuals and books. Some intrastate/interstate travel.

Required Materials
Submit a letter of interest, references and unofficial transcript in addition to the resume requested below. References submitted should be professional and not personal references and should include name and contact information, including

email addresses.
General Notes
An agency designated by the federal government handles the investigation as to the requirement for eligibility for access to classified information. Factors considered during this investigation include but are not limited to allegiance to the United States, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations, drug involvement, the likelihood of continuation of such conduct, etc.
You may establish contact with the hiring department's HR Representative by sending an email to Lyssa Heine at lyssa.heine@arlut.utexas.edu. Please reference the posting number in the subject line of the e-mail and on any attachments or subsequent correspondence. This position can close after 7 days from date opened.